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More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest

Grant said:
Does that mean that the Left now feels that Fox is an accurate middle of the road news source?
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Not what they are saying at all. What they are saying is that a lot of people on fox news poll clicked a button.
 
Grant said:
Does that mean that the Left now feels that Fox is an accurate middle of the road news source?
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No, it is just surprising to me that Fox News readers agree with the protesters.
 
Catawba said:
No, it is just surprising to me that Fox News readers agree with the protesters.
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Surprising that they don't fit the card board mold you have in mind or surprising they can actually think for themselves? :lamo
 
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"The capitalist will sell you the rope with which to hang him."

These aren't lifestylists so it's not "ironic" (which is a word you apparently don't understand).
 
Grant said:
So it is acceptable now, as well as the accompanying debt, because it has been acceptable in the past?

Corruption has always bothered me but it seems some have learned to live with it.
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Nope. Those of us who have been bother by it have always benn bother by and not just because someone of the other party is in power. But don't pretend this is an Obama invention. It's a long term problem both parties hold blame in.
 
Who's feeding these people? Where are they washing their clothes the one's who are living there ... ? How are they washing themselves?
 
Catawba said:
Very surprising poll results for Fox News:

The Poll question was do-occupy-wall-street-protests-represent-your-views-economy?

"Maybe. I am not even sure what they want. 2.58% (5,171 votes)

No. They have no idea how jobs are created or how a free-enterprise system works. 27.27% (54,601 votes)

Yes. These folks are right about corporate greed and what's happening to the little guy. 69.34% (138,831 votes)

Other (post a comment). 0.81% (1,613 votes)"

Read more: Do 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests Represent Your Views Of The Economy? | Fox News
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I don't know.

I couldn't see the results until I voted.

I think it may be the same phenomenon we see here in public polls. Only its US this time.:2razz:
 
Ockham said:
Who's feeding these people? Where are they washing their clothes the one's who are living there ... ? How are they washing themselves?
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I think you guys are misreading them. There is something inbetween Business can do nothing wrong and down with capitalism. Just saying . . . . :coffeepap
 
Grant said:
Does that mean that the Left now feels that Fox is an accurate middle of the road news source?
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No.

It wouldn't be anywhere near as awesome if it was!
 
Boo Radley said:
I think you guys are misreading them. There is something inbetween Business can do nothing wrong and down with capitalism. Just saying . . . . :coffeepap
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Not sure what your statement has to do with my 3 questions.
 
Grant said:
Oh, i agree that both parties are to blame but the American people are pointing their fingers and protesting against each other rather than demanding reform from their governments.

Why march on Wall Street when the problem is in Washington?
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It's in both. Much of the problem in government comes from Wall Street. ie: Geithner.
 
Smokified said:
Somebody once signed a law that allows me to use a hammer, but that does not mean that I can blame it on the law if I use the hammer to smash the skulls of the ignorant.
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Nobody ever signed a law to allow you to use a hammer. The program was piss poor to start with. Bush signed it.
 
iliveonramen said:
No, I mentioned they have been smearing the group unmercifully. I credit people that read their news for wading through the BS and making their own opinion.
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Which is the exact opposite of what has been said for years. Not that it will stop now either but what this says is that the earlier protests were not simply about Obama.
 
Ockham said:
Who's feeding these people? Where are they washing their clothes the one's who are living there ... ? How are they washing themselves?
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I saw a story yesterday that showed the food line and noted that it was "donated". That is, provided by some group with money. Not that I'm saying that there is anything wrong with that. Then on the other hand, many did say that if outside money is being expended on the part of protests it means it's not really a grass roots thing.
 
Grant said:
So it is acceptable now, as well as the accompanying debt, because it has been acceptable in the past?

Corruption has always bothered me but it seems some have learned to live with it.
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It was acceptable to the right when the president was a repub, so why is it unacceptable to the right now?

Oh wait! That was a question that answers itself - it's OK if you're a republican

IOKIYAR
 
Grant said:
LOL!!

So it's the fault of George Bush that Barrack Obama has been investing tax dollars in a variety of corporations because George Bush said he could. Apparently HBO is responsible for nothing and he's acting accordingly.
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Apparently, your distaste for this only affects you when the president is a democrat

Unlike the hypocritical right, the left blames both parties and both bush* and Obama as the posts from leftists show. Example 1

1Perry said:
Should partial blame be placed on Bush for signing horrible legislation? Of course. Why shouldn't he?

Solyndra is 100% Obama's baby. Bush's fault is in signing the stupid law that allowed him to blow a half billion dollars.
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Grant said:
Oh, i agree that both parties are to blame but the American people are pointing their fingers and protesting against each other rather than demanding reform from their governments.

Why march on Wall Street when the problem is in Washington?
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And once again, the rightwingers have to pretend that they don't know what the protesters are protesting, or even the fact that they are protesting in cities throughout the nation (not just Wall St) in order to pretend that they do know that the protesters are not protesting what's going on in Washington DC

If the Fox poll is to be believed, this puts Grant in the %2.58 percentile. The rest of us know that what OWS is protesting. It's crystal clear.
 
Ockham said:
Surprising that they don't fit the card board mold you have in mind or surprising they can actually think for themselves? :lamo
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Whatever, the important thing this shows is wide support for this movement among both liberals and conservatives. That is what is surprising to me.
 
Boo Radley said:
Nope. Those of us who have been bother by it have always benn bother by and not just because someone of the other party is in power. But don't pretend this is an Obama invention. It's a long term problem both parties hold blame in.
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So you'll continue to be bothered by corruption but remain silent on the present and blame it on the past. That's not uncommon response these days.
 
Grant said:
Does that mean that the Left now feels that Fox is an accurate middle of the road news source?
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I have already pointed out to you that this is a poll, and not reporting by Fox.

And any moron would realize why Fox would not want to fudge a poll to show support for OWS, but it takes someone "special" to not realize that
 
1Perry said:
I saw a story yesterday that showed the food line and noted that it was "donated". That is, provided by some group with money. Not that I'm saying that there is anything wrong with that. Then on the other hand, many did say that if outside money is being expended on the part of protests it means it's not really a grass roots thing.
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That's a straw man you made up. No one said that donated money means the group is not "grass roots". Stop posting fiction
 
Grant said:
So you'll continue to be bothered by corruption but remain silent on the present and blame it on the past. That's not uncommon response these days.
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You are the only one limiting your criticism of corruption depending on who was/is president. Last time I looked, the OWS was protesting a president who was not rightwing. We're still waiting for you to be just as non-partisan
 
1Perry said:
I saw a story yesterday that showed the food line and noted that it was "donated". That is, provided by some group with money. Not that I'm saying that there is anything wrong with that. Then on the other hand, many did say that if outside money is being expended on the part of protests it means it's not really a grass roots thing.
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That would make sense... I mean a few thousand people in NYC can't be cheap to feed... or to clothe, or to provide soap and water, bathrooms. It's a wonder no one's asking who these benevolent donations are coming from isn't it? I know when I go to NYC, just for lunch I'll spend $25 bucks easy. Coffee is $7 and I'm not talking Starbucks here either.
 
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